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    CVE-2011-2728

    The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.

    Published:Sep 26, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00689
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Perl
    Product
    Perl

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
    http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46172
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
    https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987
    http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
    http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46172
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
    https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High